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P.5M at 7 yrs. kulong sa magbubulgar ng pasyenteng may AIDS

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ni Atty. Persida Rueda-Acosta @Magtanong Kay Attorney | July 19, 2024



Magtanong kay Attorney ni Atty. Persida Acosta

Dear Chief Acosta,


Naging usap-usapan sa group chat naming magkakaibigan na ang dati naming guro noong high school ay nasa ospital ngayon dahil sa malubhang karamdaman. Isa sa mga kaibigan naming miyembro rin ng group chat ay isang nars na nagtatrabaho sa nasabing ospital.  Isiniwalat niya sa amin na ang karamdaman pala ng dati naming guro ay AIDS. Tama ba ang ginawa niya? – Donald


Dear Donald,


Isa sa mga layunin ng ating Estado ay ang pagprotekta at pagtaguyod sa mga karapatang pantao bilang pundasyon ng epektibong pagtugon sa sitwasyon ng HIV at AIDS ng bansa. Gayundin, ang ating karapatan para sa kumpidensyal na impormasyon ay pinangangalagaan ng ating mga batas. 


Ayon sa Article VI, Section 44 ng Republic Act (R.A.) No. 11166 o “Philippine HIV and AIDS Policy Act”:


Section 44. Confidentiality. - The confidentiality and privacy of any individual who has been tested for HIV, has been exposed to HIV, has HIV infection or HIV- and AIDS-related illnesses, or was treated for HIV-related illnesses shall be guaranteed. The following acts violate confidentiality and privacy:


(a) Disclosure of Confidential HIV and AIDS Information. - Unless otherwise provided in Section 45 of this Act, it shall be unlawful to disclose, without written consent, information that a person has AIDS, has undergone HIV-related test, has HIV infection or HIV-related illnesses, or has been exposed to HIV.


The prohibition shall apply to any person, natural or juridical, whose work or function involves the implementation of this Act, or the delivery of HIV-related services, including those who handle or have access to personal data or information in the workplace, and who, pursuant to the receipt of the required written consent from the subject of confidential HIV and AIDS information, have subsequently been granted access to the same confidential information.”


Nakasaad sa nasabing probisyon na mahigpit na ipinagbabawal ang pagbubunyag ng impormasyon na ang isang tao ay may AIDS, sumailalim sa pagsusuri na may kaugnayan sa HIV, may impeksyon na HIV, o mga sakit na nauugnay sa HIV, kung walang nakasulat na pagpayag ng nasabing tao. 


Upang sagutin ang iyong katanungan, ang pagsisiwalat ng iyong kaibigang nars na ang inyong dating guro ay may AIDS, ay maaaring ituring na labag sa batas kung hindi siya pinahintulutan ng inyong dating guro upang isiwalat ito.


Nais din namin ipaalam na may katumbas na parusa ang sinumang mapatutunayan na lumabag sa nasabing batas, katulad ng nakalahad sa Article VII, Seksyon 50(f) ng R.A. No. 11166:


“(f) Any person who violates the provisions of Section 44 of this Act on confidentiality shall, upon conviction, suffer the following penalties:


(1) Six months to two (2) years of imprisonment for any person who breaches confidentiality, and/or a fine of not less than Fifty thousand pesos (P50,000.00), but not more than One hundred fifty thousand pesos (P150,000.00), at the discretion of the court;


(2) Two years and one (1) day to five (5) years of imprisonment for any person who causes the mass dissemination of the HIV status of a person, including spreading the information online or making statements to the media, and/or a fine of not less than One hundred fifty thousand pesos (P150,000.00), but not more than Three hundred fifty thousand pesos (P350,000.00), at the discretion of the court; and


(3) Five years and one (1) day to seven (7) years of imprisonment for any health professional, medical instructor, worker, employer, recruitment agency, insurance company, data encoder, and other custodian of any medical record, file, data, or test result who breaches confidentiality, and/or a fine of not less than Three hundred fifty thousand pesos (P350,000.00), but not more than Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00), at the discretion of the court.”


Sana ay nabigyan namin ng linaw ang iyong katanungan. Ang payong aming ibinigay ay base lamang sa mga impormasyon na iyong inilahad at maaaring magbago kung mababawasan o madaragdagan ang mga detalye ng iyong salaysay.


Maraming salamat sa iyong patuloy na pagtitiwala.

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